Life during stay-at-home orders

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Gov. Tim Walz issues a 'stay at home'order in a livestream video Wednesday, March 25, 2020, as part of the state's ongoing efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 disease.
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On Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz announced a stay-at-home order for Minnesota, beginning at 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 27. All nonessential businesses need to close, in an effort to stop the rampant spread of COVID-19, and everyone should stay home as much as possible.

We’re not alone. By Saturday, 21 states will be under shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders. But what does that mean? What does life look like under such tight restrictions? Thursday, we will talk with a reporter in California, the first state to issue a stay-at-home order, about what it means – and what it doesn’t.

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